Ministry, thoughts and God in Cowal and Bute, Argyll and The Isles. Tuesday, 12 December 2017. We try hard for this to be a time of year for waiting, for preparation, for holding onto the richness of the darkening nights and the browning hillsides. What are we waiting for? For God to come and make it all well? For the Christ child to be born? Friday, 6 October 2017.

Being the last day of the Auld Year I am compelled to put fingers to keyboard, thereby making the number of posts for the year eight. This is a photo I meant to include in the last post. It is the view from the back of the house showing a totally .

He was on a bus and was abused by a homophobic driver, who apparently called him a poofter . The online commentary was . Some were supportive, as you can imagine.

Thoughts from a Christian who loves life and lives it to the full. Sunday, 10 April 2016. Room by Emma Donoghue book review. The unbelievably tragic and cruel situation of a young woman imprisoned to be used as a sex slave is the theme of this amazingly uplifting and life affirming novel. Kidnapped as a teenager, she is repeatedly raped by her captor and her son Jack is the result of this liaison. For five years Ma makes her sole.

Dreadful Thoughts and Dreams of a Chaotic Pisckie Priest in the West of Scotland. Friday, 16 October 2015. I had a day yesterday which involved me with two lone parents, whose benefits had been sanctioned, and I was able to help them and feed their children at least. That was all they asked of me.